Chapter 735
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Chapter 735: Nice to Meet You All
After hesitating for a moment, Jing Shouyu still knocked on the office door.
A few seconds later, he pushed open the large door and stepped inside.
The luxurious office of the club was not lit; apart from the faint moonlight streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a few white shadows on the floor, the surroundings were pitch black.
In the moonlight, Shen Qingzhu was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, draped in a flowing cloud haori, quietly gazing at the distant city, lost in thought.
Hearing Jing Shouyu enter, Shen Qingzhu slightly turned and looked at him.
“Chief,” Jing Shouyu respectfully began, “all the esteemed guests have been settled. Do you have any instructions?”
Shen Qingzhu remained silent.
Jing Shouyu seemed to have long been accustomed to Shen Qingzhu’s silence, automatically assuming there were no instructions. After much internal struggle, he finally spoke up:
“Actually… I have something I want to ask the Chief.
I heard that you personally drove here, and our brothers in the Black Kill Group in Hokkaido greatly admire you… I wonder if you have time to say a few words to them?
You know, Hokkaido is far from Kansai, and life is not easy for these brothers here. If you could say a few words to them, they would be very happy!
Just a few sentences would be enough; it definitely won’t take up too much of your time… Of course, if you feel tired, it’s fine if you don’t go…”
Shen Qingzhu observed Jing Shouyu’s expression and saw the difficulty in his eyes. Although he couldn’t understand what he was saying, he thought for a moment and finally spoke:
“Okay.”
…
Ten minutes later.
Shen Qingzhu was brought by Jing Shouyu to a spacious open area.
In the deep night, the open space was now crowded with people. Some were members of the Black Kill Group who had gone to the seaside with the convoy today and had seen Shen Qingzhu, while others had never met him before. In total, there were about three hundred people.
Over three hundred men were squeezed into the open area, making it feel a bit cramped, but these members showed no signs of complaint, standing in neat rows, chests out, like a group of soldiers about to be reviewed.
When the figure in the flowing cloud haori stood on the high platform in front of the open area, all their gazes ignited with fervor!
“—We have seen the Chief!!!”
More than three hundred people simultaneously bowed deeply, their voices echoing like thunder in the sky.
Shen Qingzhu stood on the high platform, watching the more than three hundred figures bowing deeply, stunned in place.
The members of the Black Kill Group slowly raised their bodies, their eyes burning with enthusiasm as they looked at Shen Qingzhu, their faces filled with excitement, all waiting for his speech.
Shen Qingzhu remained silent.
He hadn’t expected that coming here today would mean giving a speech to the members of the Black Kill Group…
He had never been one to deliver motivational speeches, nor would he speak in Japanese. He simply stood there quietly, his gaze sweeping over those eyes filled with hope.
In the past, he would have likely snorted coldly and then walked off the high platform without a word.
But today, he didn’t want to do that.
His eyes were filled with complexity.
These were all his little brothers…
And they would ultimately be buried here forever along with this sinful “human circle.”
They did not know the truth, did not know what awaited them; they only knew that the man standing on the high platform was someone they could believe in forever, and they were waiting for him to say something…
If nothing unexpected happened, this would be Shen Qingzhu’s last time facing them.
He had been pretending for too long; he was tired.
This time, he didn’t want to pretend anymore.
So, under the moonlight, he slowly spoke:
“I’m sorry, I lied to you…”
He spoke in standard Mandarin, and when these words came out, all the little brothers in the open area froze, and Jing Shouyu, who was waiting nearby, was also taken aback.
The Chief… what is he saying?
“I can’t speak your language, nor do I understand what you are saying, because I don’t belong here at all.” Shen Qingzhu’s voice quietly echoed in the open area.
“To be honest, up until now, I still don’t know who you are, why you are standing here, and I don’t know what role I play in your hearts…
Here, I just want to tell you that the Chief you believe in is fake; he is something you have fabricated in your minds.
I am not as powerful, as smart, or as unfathomable as you imagine…
I am just an outsider.
I know you can’t understand what I’m saying, but that’s okay; after all, I usually can’t understand what you are saying either…
But I believe that even if you don’t understand, some things can still be felt with the heart.
Just like I can feel your trust in me.”
Shen Qingzhu extended his hand and knocked heavily on the left side of his chest.
“Although we are not from the same world, with different ideologies and languages, since you believe in me and regard me as your leader, then I… will also trust you.
If you learn my identity and are still willing to stay here and recognize me as your leader…
From now on, we will be true brothers.”
Shen Qingzhu took a deep breath, the breeze brushing against the flowing cloud haori. He scanned the crowd in the square and spoke slowly:
“Everyone,
I am Shen Qingzhu,
Shen Qingzhu of the [Nightfall] team.
I… am very pleased to meet you.”
As his words fell, he closed his eyes, slightly bent forward, and gave a light bow to the crowd below.
In the square, more than three hundred members of the Black Kill Group stood frozen in place.
They did not know what Shen Qingzhu had said, nor did they understand his name, but without any hesitation, all three hundred of them deeply bowed, their heads nearly touching their knees.
Who Shen Qingzhu was, what his identity was, they did not care.
All they knew was that the Chief had bowed to them, and they had to return the gesture.
Because the Chief was their faith.
In unison, they shouted again:
“—We have seen the Chief!!!”
The same words, however, sounded different in Shen Qingzhu’s ears.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
Shen Qingzhu straightened up and said nothing more. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a lighter.
A wisp of smoke spread in the moonlight.
At that moment, a question that had been troubling him all day finally found its answer.
Shen Qingzhu took a deep breath, turned around, and walked toward the club under the night sky.
A few minutes later.
The knight’s door was knocked on.
The knight sat up from the bed, puzzled, glanced at the door, and walked over to open it.
In the moonlight, Shen Qingzhu stood quietly outside the door, draped in the flowing cloud haori.
“Shen Qingzhu?” the knight asked in confusion, “What brings you to me at this late hour?”
“I do.”
Shen Qingzhu looked into his eyes and slowly spoke, “I want to make a deal with you…”
